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Tom Paxton

1937 - Today

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Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Paxton has received more than 648,133 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Paxton is the 1,894th most popular musician (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 9,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,932nd in 2019) and the 771st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tom Paxton ranks 1,894 out of 2,662Before him are Jimmy Buffett, Mr. Oizo, Elvin Bishop, Carita Holmström, A. R. Rahman, and Gem Archer. After him are Ringo Sheena, Anders Fridén, Steve Smith, Woody Shaw, Ray Cooper, and Ane Brun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tom Paxton ranks 445Before him are Linda Lavin, C. R. Hagen, Robert Paul, Ali Treki, Tatyana Talysheva, and Emiliano Rodríguez. After him are Arturo Chaires, Sidney Coleman, Isabelle Daniels, Little Willie John, Lucinda Williams, and Peter Cook.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 9,718 out of 18,182Before him are Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Spark Matsunaga (1916), Pete George (1929), Olive Borden (1906), F. Albert Cotton (1930), and Anna Deavere Smith (1950). After him are Norman Fell (1924), Ted Sorensen (1928), Ralph Lewis (1872), Lesley Ashburner (1883), Leatrice Joy (1893), and Don Davis (1957).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 771Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Michael Landau (1958), Jimmy Heath (1926), Al Foster (1943), Jimmy Buffett (1946), and Elvin Bishop (1942). After him are Steve Smith (1954), Woody Shaw (1944), Sleepy John Estes (1899), Robert Levin (1947), Clarence White (1944), and Les Baxter (1922).